http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress Protecting Children and Their Neighborhoods Fri, 18 May 2012 17:30:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/11/15/missouri-supreme-court-upholds-law-regulating-sexually-oriented-businesses/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/11/15/missouri-supreme-court-upholds-law-regulating-sexually-oriented-businesses/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:13:44 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2638 Ocello v. Koster, No. SC91563 (Mo. Nov. 15, 2011) The law prohibits totally nude dancing and any contact between dancers and patrons. It prohibits the sale of alcohol at such businesses and requires that they close at midnight. It restricts enclosed booths to discourage promiscuous sexual activity. It requires that any such businesses be located at least 1000 feet from any school, church, day care center, public park, any residence, or any other sexually oriented business.]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/11/15/missouri-supreme-court-upholds-law-regulating-sexually-oriented-businesses/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/02/17/4th-circuit-finds-maryland-strip-club-law-overbroad/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/02/17/4th-circuit-finds-maryland-strip-club-law-overbroad/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:45:42 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2536 Legend Night Club v. Miller, [No. 09-1540] the panel majority affirmed a permanent injunction against enforcement of the law that was imposed in 2009 by a federal district court . . . "]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/02/17/4th-circuit-finds-maryland-strip-club-law-overbroad/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/01/06/tx-airport-steaming-over-strip-club-neighbor/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/01/06/tx-airport-steaming-over-strip-club-neighbor/#comments Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:38:51 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2492 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2011/01/06/tx-airport-steaming-over-strip-club-neighbor/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/08/12/nj-federal-court-calls-for-further-factual-inquiry-to-determine-whether-sob-qualifies-as-non-conforming-use-where-it-makes-operational-changes/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/08/12/nj-federal-court-calls-for-further-factual-inquiry-to-determine-whether-sob-qualifies-as-non-conforming-use-where-it-makes-operational-changes/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:51:20 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2411 MAG Realty, LLC v. City of Gloucester City, 2010 WL 3210441 (D.N.J. Aug. 12, 2010)]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/08/12/nj-federal-court-calls-for-further-factual-inquiry-to-determine-whether-sob-qualifies-as-non-conforming-use-where-it-makes-operational-changes/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/07/15/4th-circuit-upholds-virginia-mixed-alcohol-restrictions-on-sexually-oriented-businesses-2/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/07/15/4th-circuit-upholds-virginia-mixed-alcohol-restrictions-on-sexually-oriented-businesses-2/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:30:01 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2383 Imaginary Images, Inc. v. Evans, No. 09-1199 (4th Cir. July 15, 2010)]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/07/15/4th-circuit-upholds-virginia-mixed-alcohol-restrictions-on-sexually-oriented-businesses-2/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/04/22/ky-supreme-court-upholds-louisville-sexually-oriented-business-ordinance/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/04/22/ky-supreme-court-upholds-louisville-sexually-oriented-business-ordinance/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:41:19 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2213 CitizenLink, DriveThru: "The Supreme Court of Kentucky handed the city of Louisville a huge gift today when it decided in favor of an extensive sexually oriented business ordinance passed by the Metro Council in 2004. All but one provision was held to be constitutional."]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/04/22/ky-supreme-court-upholds-louisville-sexually-oriented-business-ordinance/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/03/03/wi-adult-entertainment-district-designated-in-spooner/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/03/03/wi-adult-entertainment-district-designated-in-spooner/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:03:44 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2117 Washburn County Register: "The city ordinance prevents liquor-licensed establishments, with the exception of performance arts centers, from having nudity or acts simulating sex, citing potential secondary effects such as prostitution and crime. Olson was told this prohibited his establishment, Moe’s Place, from having topless dancers, so he began having dancers wearing bikinis instead."]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/03/03/wi-adult-entertainment-district-designated-in-spooner/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/02/26/baltimore-liquor-board-suspends-license-of-fells-point-strip-bar/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/02/26/baltimore-liquor-board-suspends-license-of-fells-point-strip-bar/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:32:26 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=2096 Investigative Voice: "The Baltimore City Liquor Board has suspended the license of a Fells Point strip bar for one year. The suspension came after a liquor board hearing over charges that owners of Chubbies last July operated the club later than allowed by their license."]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/02/26/baltimore-liquor-board-suspends-license-of-fells-point-strip-bar/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/02/16/11th-circuit-county-studies-documenting-negative-secondary-effects-are-sufficient-for-prohibition-of-alcohol-at-sexually-oriented-businesses/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/02/16/11th-circuit-county-studies-documenting-negative-secondary-effects-are-sufficient-for-prohibition-of-alcohol-at-sexually-oriented-businesses/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:57:16 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=1976 Flanigan’s Enterprises, Inc. v. Fulton County, Ga., No. 08-17035 (11th Cir., Feb. 16, 2010) 11th Circuit: County studies documenting negative secondary effects are sufficient for prohibition of alcohol at sexually oriented businesses.]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2010/02/16/11th-circuit-county-studies-documenting-negative-secondary-effects-are-sufficient-for-prohibition-of-alcohol-at-sexually-oriented-businesses/feed/ 0 http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/11/25/6th-circuit-affirms-limited-adult-business-definition-incremental-approach-to-combating-negative-secondary-effects/ http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/11/25/6th-circuit-affirms-limited-adult-business-definition-incremental-approach-to-combating-negative-secondary-effects/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:00:32 +0000 admin http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/?p=1623 East Brooks Books, Inc. v. Shelby County, TN, No. 08-5958 (6th Cir. Nov. 25, 2009)]]> http://www.communitydefense.org/wordpress/2009/11/25/6th-circuit-affirms-limited-adult-business-definition-incremental-approach-to-combating-negative-secondary-effects/feed/ 0